Xiamen's specialty snacks include: sand tea noodles, bamboo shoot jelly, fried oysters, roasted pork rice dumplings, fried five-spice, fried dates, Xiamen pie, taro buns, tripod paste, shrimp cakes, etc.

Xiamen is a beautiful coastal city. Gulangyu Island alone attracts countless people from all over the country.

Xiamen is also a paradise for foodies. There are countless delicious snacks here, waiting for people to try them one by one.

1. Shacha Noodles Shacha Noodles are Xiamen’s specialty food. Its essence is Shacha sauce, which is prepared with more than a dozen ingredients such as dried shrimps, dried fish, onions, garlic, and ginger.

The soup base of the satay noodles is thick, and you can smell the fragrance of peanut butter and fish and shrimp the moment it is served, making it even more delicious.

2. Frozen bamboo shoots Frozen bamboo shoots are a traditional specialty snack in Xiamen. Although it has the word bamboo in it, the main ingredient is not bamboo shoots, but a kind of white and fat worms.

Because it grows into a cylindrical shape and looks like a "mini bamboo shoot", Xiamen people call it native bamboo shoots.

Bamboo shoots are star worms from the sea. After being boiled, the colloid contained in them will melt into the water. After cooling, they will condense into blocks. Then add soy sauce, mature vinegar, minced garlic, etc., and you will have a delicious and delicious bowl of bamboo shoots.

The frozen bamboo shoots are ready.

3. Oyster fried Oyster fried is a traditional snack in Xiamen. According to legend, in 1661 AD, Helan's army occupied Tainan. Zheng Chenggong led his troops from Luermen to invade, intending to regain the lost territory, and defeated the Dutch army.

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In anger, the Dutch army hid all the rice and grain. Zheng Jun, who was short of food, got wise and simply used local materials to mix oysters and sweet potato flour, add water and mix them and fry them into pancakes. Unexpectedly, they were passed down to later generations and became

A popular snack across the province.

4. Roasted Pork Zongzi Roasted Pork Zongzi is a traditional delicacy in Xiamen. It is made from mushrooms, dried shrimps, taro grains, chestnuts, pork, glutinous rice, etc.

The cooked meat dumplings should be eaten while they are hot. When eaten, they will taste more delicious when paired with seasonings such as Shacha sauce, minced garlic, and red chili sauce.

Roast pork rice dumplings have a long history and are sweet, tender, oily and not greasy.

5. Fried five-spice Fried five-spice is a special traditional delicacy in Xiamen. The main raw materials are pork tenderloin, duck eggs, and tofu skin.

It is made using the deep-frying method. When frying, the green dough must be slowly slid into the oil pan and must be turned frequently to ensure that it is heated evenly.

Its appearance is auburn in color, fresh and crispy, and the filling is sweet and smooth. It tastes best when eaten hot.